# InciWeb > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/InciWeb > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/InciWeb.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InciWeb > Source revision: 1312008819 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Interagency all-risk information system InciWeb Type of business all-risk incident web information management system Area served United States Industry web information management system URL inciweb.wildfire.gov Launched 2004 **InciWeb** is an interagency all-[risk](/source/Risk) incident web information management system provided by the [United States Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service) released in 2004.[1] It was originally developed for [wildland fire](/source/Wildfire) emergencies, but can be also used for other [emergency](/source/Emergency) incidents ([natural disasters](/source/Natural_disaster), such as [earthquakes](/source/Earthquake), [floods](/source/Flood), [hurricanes](/source/Hurricane), and [tornadoes](/source/Tornado)).[2] ## Introduction InciWeb photo of the 2015 [North Fire](/source/North_Fire) in California It was developed with two primary missions: - 1. Provide the public a single source of incident related information - 2. Provide a standardized reporting tool for the [Public Affairs](/source/Public_relations) community[3] Official announcements include evacuations, road closures, news releases, maps, photographs, and basic info and current situation about the incident. Incident information can be accessed by: - web browser at [https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/](https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/) - [Twitter](/source/Twitter)[4] - [RSS](/source/RSS) web feed ## Technical The original [application](/source/Application_software) was hosted at the [United States Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service) - Wildland Fire Training and Conference Center, at [McClellan Airfield](/source/McClellan_Airfield), [California](/source/California), comprising three [servers](/source/Server_(computing)): - [Database server](/source/Database_server) - [Administrative server](/source/Application_server) - [Load balancer](/source/Load_balancing_(computing)) for the public content which routes traffic to a pool of eight servers. [Web traffic](/source/Web_traffic) averages 2 million plus [hits](/source/Hit_(internet)) daily during the fire season with the ability to handle 3.5 million hits. The servers were moved to the National information Technology Center (NITC),[5] [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City%2C_Missouri) on July 16, 2008, along with the release of version 2.0;[6] the current version is 2.2. ## Availability issues InciWeb was having technical difficulties due to the high volume of Internet users trying to access the site during the September–October 2006 [Day Fire](/source/Day_Fire)[7] and the [Summer 2008 California wildfires](/source/Summer_2008_California_wildfires).[8] ## Participating agencies - [United States Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service) - [Bureau of Land Management](/source/Bureau_of_Land_Management) - [Bureau of Indian Affairs](/source/Bureau_of_Indian_Affairs) - [Fish and Wildlife Service](/source/Fish_and_Wildlife_Service) - [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service) - [National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration](/source/National_Oceanic_%26_Atmospheric_Administration) - [Department of the Interior](/source/Department_of_the_Interior) Office of Aircraft Services - [National Association of State Foresters](/source/National_Association_of_State_Foresters) - [United States Fire Administration](/source/United_States_Fire_Administration) These same agencies are also in the [National Interagency Fire Center](/source/National_Interagency_Fire_Center). ## See also - [Incident Command System](/source/Incident_Command_System) - [Incident management](/source/Incident_management) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [\[1\]](http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http%3A%2F%2Finciweb.nwcg.gov) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055438/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/http:%2F%2Finciweb.nwcg.gov) 2016-03-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). [Alexa Internet](/source/Alexa_Internet). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [About Us](https://gacc.nifc.gov/admin/about_us/about_us.htm), [National Geographic Area Coordination Centers](/source/National_Interagency_Fire_Center) (GACC). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [About this Site](https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/about/). InciWeb. Retrieved 2009-08-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [inciweb on Twitter](https://twitter.com/inciweb) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Enterprise IT Solutions: About NITC](https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/policies-and-links/departmental-directives). Office of the Chief Information Officer, [United States Department of Agriculture](/source/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Public home page for InciWeb](http://www.myfirecommunity.net/Neighborhood.aspx?ID=385) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090916064304/http://www.myfirecommunity.net/Neighborhood.aspx?ID=385) 2009-09-16 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). MyFireCommunity.Net - Neighborhood. The professional collaboration site for wildland fire practitioners. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [Case Study](http://www.emergencity.com/case-study.shtml) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090916054236/http://www.emergencity.com/case-study.shtml) 2009-09-16 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), Emergencity. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [InciWeb Problems Are Bull…](https://web.archive.org/web/20080701205731/http://westinstenv.org/firetrack/2008/06/28/inciweb-problems-are-bull/). June–July 2008. W.I.S.E. Fire Tracking, Western Institute for Study of the Environment. Retrieved 2009-09-02. ## External links - [Inciweb official website](https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/) - Judith L. Downing, Ronald W. Hodgson, Jonathan G. Taylor, and Shana C. Gillette. Fire Information for Communities at Risk in Interface Wildfires: Lessons Learned From the 2003 Southern California Megafires. pages 135-152 in [Fire Social Science Research From the Pacific Southwest Research Station: Studies Supported by National Fire Plan Funds](http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr209/psw_gtr209.pdf). August 2008. [United States Forest Service](/source/United_States_Forest_Service). InciWeb is mentioned on page 139, footnote 11. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [InciWeb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InciWeb) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InciWeb?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.